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ILLTMi IN THfE NOWY ALPS reereation e OLIdIN IN1890. Mýto h Toulst Rsh u Yhoe 1t11nibers IueCe8SarY. ti Iroar to TJrad-Ac44euts on .thSe lMa.ter- ta cross a glacie< - borli and 1-Mont Blanc-precaul, Éj il,,it wiSfthe neg11 ~TC WhE, xiberds Say WVere Volated. that thls year UTCsteiner. -The Sf00 Sin.ceAlpine climibing becamie a popular more pensons w [li muti4 heraha v eer beon ao miany fields witlh or fatal accidents in any une year as have ence between c( rniv marked the oeason of 1890. The dlisasters peril. Sonme a of the pst sminer have fallen chiefly upon yeare, buc YGermans and Italiaxns, and- cf course a con- together. Parti siderable part of the victimis are smen little agrue> are tood A, q, silled in nioutaineeripg. -Mountain clilb- If ilJness or asc ng lhas become the rage. _Mon climb beeause party, the ôt' 74. otlier do, and venture into themnost-danxger- The amaîller th ous places when they have net been taughit of disaster. CL aution by previous experîence. The resuit Cliibi4igin1 Sis, as one cf the ploneers in nmotntain eciilb- m Wao,'~hio itng prdieted, " the mountains are takiing diffieulties of -l rateý terrible re>vesnge upcon the foolhiardy and in- comparativelye - oxei'iz~ce." normnous whej Plie last numiber cf the British A7p ne serivluC accide S Jo-uïil éays that fou rteen 'persens, travel. avalanche, lu Jers and. guides, have perished in accidents guidée is epl.ç above the ssnew line during the past suminer. rucet invarlabi; ouThis dos not include soine very serious acci- snow in the reg P dents occurrlug; net te pleasure tourists. kniows whcthi 1ed bait te 'people -whu-se lineocf dnty requirea terfere witht 3:r'themn te travel in th ih g Alps. For in- <men who know< stance about llfteeon liian soIdier req1uîred and yet trust tl ta riarch froin fort to fort in the Ap during' vite the greateý ýy cf the past sumnier, have boon ovrtaken by~ Mr. Freshfiel Bt<, storns or alachs which have to-day on moi 172ý COar rsLxa THnE LIVitS. ambitious tour Ž. Oneo party cf six m~en whom an avalanche glacier oxpediti swept from their feet,were precipitated murOL provinsartrof m than. 1,600 f set to, the bottons ef a valed thro artngcf u ayand four cf thons wore Lkilledbut tw mr- ai s , ma actiloiusly erwape.d. Thee nost astunishing experience of ai -tf escape o'f these aason is that cf a f ow Italia los hatth soldiers who wertouverta1teniby ailessorsn. s ml .otan othe a svalanchse anid polld de-wu the iiouiintaii te attempt to c w-ith the >spccd of an express train, yet r 05strange tu say they 'were suddeny stopped ()itupoi ù<1ud on a levol space ua or a fail of 650 fot, 'and () se nGh J were unhurt beyond a fcw seratelles. The occupation. Savalanche swept on past themii, eaving the~ young soldiers starmng at une anotlher, aston islied to find tisat they were stiflalisve.' ~ AMf The accidents, however, which are hure I4M described relate only ta tourigsaned tlheir Âsetonssof lit